Increasing Graduates' Competence through Teaching Practices on Campus

Learning requires a long process and involves various aspects in it. On campus, student learning activities are adjusted to the learning objectives and profile of graduates as expected by the campus. Each campus - in this case the Study Program - has its own uniqueness in the process of forming a graduate profile that is tailored to the needs of the world of work, stakeholder input, and the development of entrepreneurship. Involving practitioners in teaching and learning activities for students at the Department of Indonesian Language and Literature FBS, State University of Medan is an attempt to improve student competence in order to synergize the achievement of competencies with practical work needs. This activity aims to 1) Improve student competence based on practical skills, 2) Provide new insights and skills that have not been fulfilled academically, 3) Generate projections for the world of work that will be occupied by students. The activity of increasing the competence of students of the Department of Indonesian Language and Literature based on teaching practitioners presents experienced practitioners in their fields. These fields include, 1) Entrepreneurship, 2) Journalism, and 3) Theater. In the field of entrepreneurship, the department invited Mutia Sukma who is the owner of Selling Literature Books from the City of Yogyakarta.